Don Felipe nació en el año 1814. Salió de su país natal a recorrer los mares en el año 1828, es decir, a la edad de 14 años. Navegó hasta 1836, fecha en que se radicó en Montevideo, y falleció en esta capital el 2 de agosto de 1889, a la edad de 75 años. Filip Luksic, a Croatian Merchant sailor who arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1840. -------------------- The first Lussich that arrived to Rio de la Plata was Don Felipe, who came as a sailboat bosun English. He settled in Montevideo, after having traveled the world, as crew on British ships. He was home, marrying here with Doña Carmen Griffo, an Italian citizen, born in the Mediterranean coast, in a town called Vado, near Savona. The couple had twelve children, four of whom died young. The eight survivors were three women and five men. The three women died unmarried. The five men, called Antonio D., Joseph B., Manuel, Henry B. and Arthur, were vast family leaving offspring.

Don Felipe Lukšić arrived in Montevideo in 1836. As brought some capital, he built here a ship cabotage, which, soon to be dumped into the water, was snatched by General Garibaldi, who in front of a legion, had great preponderance in the government of the time. There were several efforts made by Don Felipe, in the sense that his ship returned to him or pay him what he had taken. He ordered to build another of the same characteristics, determined to settle permanently in Montevideo, and carve out a future here thanks to the tenacious, persistent effort. The second ship followed the same fate as the first,-without any refund or compensation. The two boats were auxiliaries of the fleet under the command of Garibaldi fought battle in the Rio de la Plata with Argentina Squadron, commanded by Admiral valiant Don Guillermo Brown, English heart Argentine nationality.

With the staff of a dozen small boats port traffic, intended landing of merchandise and products of the country, Don Felipe Lussich founded in 1844 that turned the house shipping later under the name Felipe Lussich and Sons, the that once numbered more than a hundred sailing and steam units, and reached to be the first company in lanchajes, trailers and salvage of South America.

After 72 years of existence in the hands of the same family, the company Lussich passed in 1916 the property of the State, as a result of the nationalization of port services and the evolution operated in navigation in general, and in particular local traffic.

The company Lussich in his long acting, saved hundreds of lives and more than a hundred overseas ships. So she and her courageous crew were decorated by the governments of England, Spain and France.

After Don Felipe arrived at the Rio de la Plata his brothers Anthony and Vincent.

The two formed also home in Montevideo and had several children. Antonio Lussich was father of John Lussich, a prominent writer and journalist, who died prematurely in Buenos Aires at 21 years of age.

Two other brothers of Don Felipe, Don Antonio and Don Vicente, very young settled in Melbourne, Australia. Other brothers and sisters of the Lussich that did not come to Rio de la Plata, remained forever in the Adriatic.

Don Felipe was born in 1814. He left his homeland to travel the seas in 1828, ie at the age of 14. He sailed until 1836, when he moved to Montevideo, and died in Havana on August 2, 1889, at the age of 75. Filip Lukšić is your second cousin's wife's third great grandfather. You